The wanted driver was in a 2012 Jeep Cherokee struck a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt at North Broadway and Cass Avenue about 11:30 p.m., police said.
Of course, leaving the scene is a crime. Causing damage to another person as a result of negligent driving is civil violation that may be grounds for damages.
People often want to know if they should use a lawyer for their work injury case.
If any of these events happen to you, then make sure that you call an experienced Illinois Work Comp attorney:
Your medical bills are not being paid;
Your medical treatment is not being authorized;
The insurance company will not return your calls;
The insurance company will not pay you while you are off work;
The insurance company is not paying you the proper amount of money while you are off work;
The insurance company sends you to see an independent medical examiner (their doctor);
The insurance company wants to record your statement describing the work accident; or
The insurance company makes you an offer of settlement.
Insurance companies are not stupid. They understand all the rules and laws and know what they can use against you.
Make sure that you are protected.
Questions about your work injury claim? Feel free to contact Illinois Workers’ Compensation Attorney Dirk May at 309-827-4371.
Source: Woman seriously injured in crash on I-72
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Assuming you can find the other driver, there is a good cause of action against the driver for running the woman off the road and seriously injuring her.
The mother of a recent Loyola University graduate who was fatally struck by a flatbed truck as she rode her bicycle in the city’s Roscoe Village neighborhood last week filed a wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday, claiming negligence by the truck’s driver.
Source: Family of bicyclist killed last week files wrongful death suit – Chicago Tribune
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True that a bicyclist also has a right to the road.
The attorney general for Illinois is calling on state lawmakers to pass legislation removing statutes of limitations for child sex abuse crimes in response to the case against former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert.
Source: After Hastert, Illinois pushes for change to child abuse law | Belleville News-Democrat
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Good idea. Do not let the child abusers get away with it while the victims suffer for the rest of their lives.